The Lumbardhi Foundation has presented its summer cinema program, taking place at Doku Kino Plato throughout July and August under the theme “Beyond Rebellion and Absurdity.”

The program begins on July 17 and will bring audiences a series of internationally acclaimed films exploring themes such as identity, belonging, rebellion, and the search for truth through independent cinema.

According to the organizers, the program explores the boundary between reality and absurdity, presenting works by filmmakers Marjane Satrapi, Tolga Karaçelik, and Jan Komasa, who challenge traditional storytelling formats through narratives with social, political, and human dimensions.

The program will open on July 17 with the film “Persepolis” (2007), directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. The screening is organized as a tribute to Satrapi, while the film portrays the 1979 Iranian Revolution from the perspective of a young girl and the consequences it brought to Iranian society.

On July 24, “Corpus Christi” (2019), directed by Jan Komasa, will be screened. The drama explores the conflict between faith, institutional religion, and personal identity through the story of a young man who assumes the identity of a priest.

The program continues on July 31 with “Butterflies (Kelebekler)” (2018) by director Tolga Karaçelik, which combines elements of absurdity and humor to explore family relationships, trauma, and the sense of belonging.

The Lumbardhi Foundation announced that the program is supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the “EJA Kosovo” program of the Kosovo Civil Society Foundation (KCSF), co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, as well as DokuFest.